You’re part of a tour and only have 15 minutes to see Tiananmen Square. Standing in an area that holds one million people, you reach for your disposable camera, only to discover it’s still on the bus. So you run for the parking lot. Past the Great Hall of the People. Past a monument to the Communist struggle. Past the Museum of the Chinese People’s Revolution.

Suddenly, you realize you’ve attracted quite a bit of attention, as 35,000 Chinese have stopped practicing tai chi to watch you.